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ATEC News: October 22, 2024 | |
Aviation Education Goes to Washington, Elects New Directors | |
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Last month ATEC members, industry partners, and federal officials gathered in Washington DC to discuss policy updates and legislative priorities. After a full day of policy discussions with the FAA and briefings on legislative initiatives, ATEC representatives headed to Capitol Hill where constituents attended over 75 congressional meetings representing twenty-five states.
The three-day event wrapped with the annual ATEC board meeting where the council recognized and thanked exiting board members: Karen Johnson, Luke Solomon, Kent Stauffer, and Dan Phillips.
The board welcomed several new directors to a four-year term: Scott Ferris from United Airlines, David Blanton from Liberty University, Archie Vega from Horizon Air, and Justin Benard from Moore Norman Technology Center.
Officers were also selected, including James Hall of WSU Tech who will serve his second term of president, Jared Britt of Aviation Education Academy, former treasurer who will move into the position of Vice President, and Michael Sasso of Aims Community College who will serve as Secretary/Treasurer.
The entire directory of ATEC's elected, volunteer leaders is at Leadership - Aviation Technician Education Council (atec-amt.org).
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Special Thanks To Our Fly-in Sponsors! | |
ATEC Annual Conference March 16-19, 2025 | |
Registration is open! Don't miss ATEC's flagship event taking place in Norfolk, VA. Look for the full agenda to publish later this fall. Exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities are available. | |
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ATEC Academy March 15-16, 2025 | |
ATEC will enroll its third cohort of academy students this spring. The two-day, in-person "take-off" is scheduled for the days leading up to the annual conference. | |
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The 2025 membership renewal invoices were sent out earlier this month. If you haven't received yours or need to update your organization's main point of contact, visit your Member Compass. Alternatively, email Tarra Ruttman at atec@atec-amt.org for assistance. | |
Through its representatives on the FAA Airman Certification Standards working group, ATEC is making substantial contribution to the next revision of FAA 8083 series handbooks (including General, Airframe, and Powerplant). To contribute to that effort, email ATEC Executive Director Crystal Maguire. | |
Thoughts and Prayers for Former ATEC President Ryan Goertzen Recovering from Brain Surgery | |
The community is rallying around one of our own, a long-time friend of ATEC. Ryan has been sidelined by a cavernous malformation—a brain bleed requiring surgery at the Mayo Clinic on Oct. 14. Though his condition has stabilized, he now faces the long and challenging road of recovering from a traumatic brain injury. Read more. | |
ATEC Submits Comments in Support of Testing Designation Expansion to Organizations | |
ATEC submitted comments to Draft Order 8100.15C, Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) Procedures, in support of expanded oral and practical testing for graduating students. The council has long called for expansion of the ODA program to include airman certification. Members were encouraged to submit their own comments, where were due Oct. 21. Read more. | |
FAA Releases New and Revised Inspector Guidance for Mechanic Certification | |
Last month the FAA published revised guidance for part 65 mechanic certification in its Flight Standards Management System (Order 8900.1). While the guidance is directed at the inspector workforce and Designated Mechanic Examiners, it will drive changes to the testing process and therefore impact aviation technical maintenance schools and their students. Read more. | |
FAA to Revisit 'In Person' Supervision Interpretation Following Industry Pushback | |
The FAA has suspended a recent interpretation of what constitutes "in person" supervision in specific scenarios under agency regulations following a unified call from ATEC and 15 other organizations. Read more. | |
Fly-In Speaker Rep. Scholten Talks Workforce Development In FAA Hearing | |
Enhancing the aviation technician career pathway will require increased partnerships between schools and industry and more support from the FAA and other government agencies, Rep. Hillary Scholten (R-Mich.) told attendees at the recent ATEC Fly-In. During a Sept. 23 hearing on Boeing's quality improvement effort, Scholten emphasized that a better-trained workforce is one of the company's key initiatives. Read more. | |
Mechanic Workforce Pipeline Flow Increasing, But Demand Still Out-pacing Supply | |
The 2024 edition of the Pipeline Report, produced annually by ATEC and Oliver Wyman to spotlight U.S. airframe and powerplant mechanic workforce trends, highlights several encouraging developments. Read more. | |
Avotek Announces Opening of Avotek Learning Center and Aviation Technology Museum | Avotek announced the grand opening of its Avotek Learning Center and Aviation Technology Museum. This state-of-the-art facility combines a first-class classroom, a fully equipped laboratory, and a captivating museum to offer a comprehensive learning experience for aviation enthusiasts of all ages. Read more. | |
Celebrating Two Years of Ekanos: A Next Generation Solution for A&P Programs | |
As ATEC marks the two-year anniversary of its affinity partnership with Ekanos, we are excited to highlight the impact this interactive eBook platform is making across the aviation technical education community. Ekanos aligns with FAA mechanic airman certification standards, providing an out-of-the-box solution for schools seeking to update their curriculum to meet the new standard. Read more. | |
Part 147 School Directory | |
ATEC members have access to the school directory. The directory includes all 207 institutions certificated by the FAA under part 147. The information is gathered from the FAA AMTS database and ATEC's annual AMTS survey. See the directory. | |
Get Free Stuff: AAR Donates Surplus Materials to Member Schools | |
AAR CORP., Choose Aerospace, and ATEC have initiated a collaborative effort to donate surplus materials for educational purposes. The donated inventory includes fasteners, fittings, hardware, sheet metal stock, electrical connectors, and wiring – all aimed at directly providing industry-specific items to benefit schools’ education programs. Read more. | |
Choose Aerospace Aviation Curriculum Information | |
We love building community with our partners because organizations are relational at heart. A key part of creating a healthy organization is understanding the data we generate together. Choose Aerospace exists to create a diverse, skilled workforce that changes lives for generations. By analyzing our (anonymized!) data, we see how we’re doing. Read more. | |
Choose Aerospace Teacher's Lounge | |
The purpose of a teacher’s lounge is to create a place to rest and connect within a learning community. We feel it is important for you to have contact with your peers across the Choose Aerospace family and the CA Teacher’s Lounge was created for you. We are excited to announce two ways to connect, coming soon. Read more. | | | | |
